Gideon - AC085

2023 Update. This is an update on the Podcast. I've put it off for a little while, but I wanted to get an update out to all the listeners and Patrons.  

“With boundless resources at his command and with infinite power under his control, {Jesus} yet eschewed the methods of the war god.” Rev. J. J. Taylor  AnarchoChristian Christmas Episodes: EP 23, Christmas in the Trenches - https://www.anarchochristian.com/christmas-in-the-trenches-ac023/   EP 47, The Prince of Peace - https://www.anarchochristian.com/the-prince-of-peace-ac047/  AnarchoChristian Reading Resources: Christmas in the Trenches: The Christmas Truce of 1914 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/christmas-in-the-trenches-the-christmas-truce-of-1914/     Amazon links:  The God of War by J.J. Taylor, Print - https://amzn.to/3gW2WPL   The God of War by J.J. Taylor, Audible - https://amzn.to/3gTgRWI   Other Resources:  The God of War by J.J. Taylor, Free PDF - https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39076005009464&view=1up&seq=7 Joseph Judson Taylor: Baptist Pacifist by Laurence M Vance -   https://www.lewrockwell.com/2015/03/laurence-m-vance/man-of-peace/     Sweet AnarchoChristian gear!  Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAnarchoChristian&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011   Proud Libertarian - https://proudlibertarian.com/collections/anarchochristian     Get your Tuttle Twins books through our affiliate link!  https://tuttletwins.com/?ap_id=AnXP1   Support the show!  Support the show on Patreon & PayPal     Find us on the web!  AnarchoChristian.com  Twitter  Facebook  YouTube  Subscribe today, and don’t miss an episode!  iTunes  Google Play  Stitcher  Android  YouTube    Credits:  Tune by Owen-Glass  Beats by Semiotician   

The subject of this episode is War, and the pity of War, through the poetry of Wilfred Owen. AnarchoChristian Resources:1914 Christmas Truce links - https://www.anarchochristian.com/1914/ Apologetics and Politics, EP 65 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/apologetics-and-politics/ The Folly and Madness of War from John Wesley, EP 74 - Christian War Fever and C.H. Spurgeon, EP 38 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/christian-war-fever-and-c-h-spurgeon-ac038/ The Folly and Madness of War from John Wesley, EP 74 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/the-folly-and-madness-or-war-from-john-wesley-ac074/ Amazon links: Poems by Wilfred Owen - https://amzn.to/3XDhAfg    The Poems of Wilfred Owen (free, online resources): The Preface - https://poets.org/text/preface-poems-wilfred-owen 1914 - http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/exhibits/show/ww1lit-dc0tnz/1 Arms and the boy - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47394/arms-and-the-boy The Send-Off - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57369/the-send-off Dulce et Decorum est - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46560/dulce-et-decorum-est At a Calvary near the Ancre - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_a_Calvary_near_the_Ancre Mental cases - https://poets.org/poem/mental-cases Disabled - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57285/disabled The Anthem For Doomed Youth - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47393/anthem-for-doomed-youth Strange meeting - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47395/strange-meeting Insensibility - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57258/insensibility Futility - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57283/futility-56d23aa2d4b57 Other Resources: Brief biography of Wilfred Owen: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poet-wilfred-owen-killed-in-action All Quiet On The Western Front, “Forgive me comrade” scene - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw96cSYo9dU I Didn’t Raise My Boy to be A Soldier by Morton Harvey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efojGQ7gCBs Your King and Country Want You by Helen Clarke - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euAH-sjvnfU In Flanders Fields by Sabaton - https://youtu.be/NQmMqZlLFVc    Sweet AnarchoChristian gear! Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAnarchoChristian&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011 Proud Libertarian - https://proudlibertarian.com/collections/anarchochristian Get your Tuttle Twins books through our affiliate link! https://tuttletwins.com/?ap_id=AnXP1    Support the show! Support the show on Patreon & PayPal   Find us on the web! AnarchoChristian.com Twitter Facebook YouTube   Subscribe today, and don’t miss an episode! iTunes Google Play Stitcher Android YouTube Credits: Tune by Owen-Glass Beats by Semiotician

If our citizenship is in heaven, what does that mean for us here, today? What is our relationship to the nations of this world? AnarchoChristian Resources: Citizenship, EP 22 https://www.anarchochristian.com/citizenship-ac022/ God’s Nation, Episode 66 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/gods-nation/ Jesus’ Sword, Episode 88 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/jesus-sword-ac088/ Peter and the Other Romans 13, EP 70 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/peter-and-the-other-romans-13/ Amazon links: Strong’s Concordance: https://amzn.to/3exyH0p Lipscomb’s Civil Government: https://amzn.to/3TqdLas MLJ on Ephesians 4: https://amzn.to/3rYWAks Chrysostom’s Homolies on the Statues: https://amzn.to/3TtIyDn   Other Resources: Strong’s Concordance online - https://biblehub.com/strongs.htm Read Saint Chrysostom’s Homilies on the Statues - https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/190101.htm Read Martyn Lloyd Jone’s Sermon on Ephesians 4:17 - https://www.monergism.com/christian-and-non-christian-ephesians-417 David Speights’ Foreigners and Strangers - https://youtu.be/snBWB_DoJUs Lyrics to “Foreigners and Stranger” by David Speights We were born into a world of earthly kingdomsGiven to the god of war But when you meet, the kingdom life of Jesus You realize there’s so much more In days of old the kings said bow before their idols True believers never would So they were thrown into the fiery furnace They followed God as so we should Some would tell you that you ought to pledge allegiance To a kingdom of this world They say the flag represents our freedomBut that's not the freedom of our Lord Jesus said to render unto CaesarJust the things his image bears But we belong to a different kingdom The image of Christ is what we wear Scripture tells us we cannot serve two mastersFor we cannot love them bothWe must choose what kingdom we followLet us serve the Lord of Host Chorus: We’re here as foreigners & strangersLiving in a foreign land.  Oh yea.We’re here as followers of Jesus Take a stand The kingdoms of earthThey will not endureThe kingdom of Godis forever sure! So choose you this day Which kingdom you’ll serve Our Lord’s promise standsFor all who endure Sweet AnarchoChristian gear!Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAnarchoChristian&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011 Proud Libertarian - https://proudlibertarian.com/collections/anarchochristian Get your Tuttle Twins books through our affiliate link! https://tuttletwins.com/?ap_id=AnXP1 Support the show! Support the show on Patreon & PayPal Find us on the web! AnarchoChristian.com Twitter Facebook YouTube Subscribe today, and don’t miss an episode! iTunes Google PlayStitcher Android YouTube Credits: Tune by Owen-Glass Beats by Semiotician

1 Samuel is one of the first books we look to for understanding the church’s relationship to the state. Let’s listen in on Martyn Lloyd Jones’ sermon “An Earthly King,” and examine what he calls the most important turning point for the Children of Israel.   AnarchoChristian Resources: Israel Demands a King (article) - https://www.anarchochristian.com/israel-demands-a-king/ Israel Demands a King (Episode 3) - https://www.anarchochristian.com/israel-demands-king-ac003/ Monarchy (Episode 86) - https://www.anarchochristian.com/monarchy-ac086/ Divine Right of Impostors (article) - https://www.anarchochristian.com/divine-right-of-impostors/ The Unrecognizable Christ (article) - https://www.anarchochristian.com/the-unrecognizable-christ/ An Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount (Episode 61) - https://www.anarchochristian.com/an-introduction-to-the-sermon-on-the-mount-ac061/ The Beatitudes (Episode 64) - https://www.anarchochristian.com/the-beatitudes/ Amazon links:Books by MLJ: The Gospel In Genesis - https://amzn.to/3R2YoDD Studies In The Sermon On The Mount - https://amzn.to/3cbD1RI Commentary on Romans - https://amzn.to/3QMHRnI Spiritual Depression - https://amzn.to/3KdjHQx MLJ Documentary, Logic on Fire - https://amzn.to/3Cp6qT6 Other Resources: The MLJ Trust: https://www.mljtrust.org/ Download An Earthly King: https://www.mljtrust.org/sermons-online/1-samuel-12-12/an-earthly-king/ An Earthly King on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guJ-KQ5JMjA More on MLJ: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyn_Lloyd-Jones   Sweet AnarchoChristian gear! Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAnarchoChristian&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011 Proud Libertarian - https://proudlibertarian.com/collections/anarchochristian Get your Tuttle Twins books through our affiliate link! https://tuttletwins.com/ref/anarchochristian    Support the show! Support the show on Patreon & PayPal   Find us on the web! AnarchoChristian.com Twitter Facebook YouTube   Subscribe today, and don’t miss an episode! iTunes Google Play Stitcher Android YouTube Credits: Tune by Owen-Glass Beats by Semiotician

“But Jesus said He did not come to bring peace but a sword,” is a common objection to messages of peace and nonintervention. Let’s look into this verse, and many others, to find more information about Jesus’ Sword. AnarchoChristian Resources: Buy a Sword, EP 26 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/buy-a-sword-ac026/ The Prince of Peace, EP 47 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/the-prince-of-peace-ac047/ The Unrecognizable Christ (article) - https://www.anarchochristian.com/the-unrecognizable-christ/  Amazon links: Law and Gospel by CFW Walter - https://amzn.to/3asCJVC Rose Guide to The End Times - https://amzn.to/3nS1AFC Revelation Concordia Commentary - https://amzn.to/3yQHYYL The Christ Key by Chad Bird - https://amzn.to/3NWRzBE Abraham’s Four Seeds - https://amzn.to/3ItYyAF    Other Resources:Martyn Lloyd Jones’ Sermon on Romans 11:26 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOmxa5x7B40&t=2173s Twenty-fifth Evening Lecture by C.F.W. Walther - https://lutherantheology.com/uploads/works/walther/LG/lecture-25.html Sweet AnarchoChristian gear! Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAnarchoChristian&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011 Proud Libertarian - https://proudlibertarian.com/collections/anarchochristian Get your Tuttle Twins books through our affiliate link! https://tuttletwins.com/?ap_id=AnXP1  Support the show! Support the show on Patreon & PayPal Find us on the web! AnarchoChristian.com Twitter Facebook YouTube   Subscribe today, and don’t miss an episode! iTunes Google Play Stitcher Android YouTube Credits: Tune by Owen-Glass Beats by Semiotician

Happy Easter! Let’s continue our Easter movie reviews with the epic film The Robe.  AnarchoChristian Resources: The Passion of the Christ, EP69 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/the-passion-of-the-christ/ Render Unto Caesar, EP 58 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/render-unto-caesar-ac058/ Romans 13, EP 18 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/romans-13-and-david-lipscombs-civil-government-ac018/  Amazon links: The Robe, DVD - https://amzn.to/3JLnVgE The Robe, Book - https://amzn.to/3OdY0Bv  Sweet AnarchoChristian gear! Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAnarchoChristian&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011 Proud Libertarian - https://proudlibertarian.com/collections/anarchochristian Get your Tuttle Twins books through our affiliate link! https://tuttletwins.com/?ap_id=AnXP1    Support the show! Support the show on Patreon & PayPal   Find us on the web! AnarchoChristian.com Twitter Facebook YouTube   Subscribe today, and don’t miss an episode! iTunes Google Play Stitcher Android YouTube Credits: Tune by Owen-Glass Beats by Semiotician

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” Let’s explore the story of Gideon and the book of Judges, to get a deeper understanding of God’s people in a time without kings, with war and idolatry, and what that means for us today. AnarchoChristian Resources: Prince of Peace, EP 47 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/the-prince-of-peace-ac047/ Israel Demands A King, EP 3 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/israel-demands-king-ac003/ God’s Nation, EP 66 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/gods-nation/ No King But Christ, EP 63 - https://www.anarchochristian.com/no-king-but-christ/ Resources Recommended: Apologetic Study Bible - https://amzn.to/3ugAHj9 40 Minutes in the Old Testament - https://www.1517.org/podcasts/40-minutes-in-the-old-testament The Bible Project Overview of Judges - https://youtu.be/kOYy8iCfIJ4   Sweet AnarchoChristian gear! Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAnarchoChristian&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011 Proud Libertarian - https://proudlibertarian.com/collections/anarchochristian Get your Tuttle Twins books through our affiliate link! https://tuttletwins.com/?ap_id=AnXP1    Support the show! Support the show on Patreon & PayPal   Find us on the web! AnarchoChristian.com Twitter Facebook YouTube   Subscribe today, and don’t miss an episode! iTunes Google Play Stitcher Android YouTube Credits: Tune by Owen-Glass Beats by Semiotician

The common question concerning the Church and the state, is whether or not they should be separate. But what is The Church and The State? Books Recommended: Murray Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State - https://amzn.to/3FbtkMv Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin – https://amzn.to/2Ob2Dlm Books Recommended: Murray Rothbard’s Anatomy of the State - https://amzn.to/3FbtkMv William Golding’s Lord of the Flies - https://amzn.to/3yE7fne    Sweet AnarchoChristian gear! Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A7141123011%2Cp_4%3AAnarchoChristian&ref=bl_sl_s_ap_web_7141123011 Proud Libertarian - https://proudlibertarian.com/collections/anarchochristian Get your Tuttle Twins books through our affiliate link! https://tuttletwins.com/?ap_id=AnXP1    Support the show! Support the show on Patreon & PayPal   Find us on the web! AnarchoChristian.com Twitter Facebook YouTube   Subscribe today, and don’t miss an episode! iTunes Google Play Stitcher Android YouTube Credits: Tune by Owen-Glass Beats by Semiotician